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Tables of Contents for The U.S. Supreme Court and the Electoral Process
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Contributors
vii
 
Foreword to the Second Edition
xi
 
Lee Epstein
Preface
xv
 
The U.S. Supreme Court, the Electoral Process, and the Quest for Representation: An Overview
1
14
David K. Ryden
I The Judicial Search for Electoral Representation
15
76
Representation Rights and the Rehnquist Years: The Viability of the ``Communities of Interest'' Approach
19
23
Nancy Maveety
Vote Dilution, Party Dilution, and the Voting Rights Act: The Search for ``Fair and Effective Representation''
42
18
Howard A. Scarrow
Districting and the Meanings of Pluralism: The Court's Futile Search for Standards in Kiryas Joel
60
31
Stephen E. Gottlieb
II Political Parties: The Key to, or the Scourge of, Representation?
91
54
Back to the Future: The Enduring Dilemmas Revealed in the Supreme Court's Treatment of Political Parties
97
15
Michael A. Fitts
Partisan Autonomy or State Regulatory Authority? The Court as Mediator
112
14
Paul R. Petterson
The Supreme Court's Patronage Decisions and the Theory and Practice of Politics
126
19
Cynthia Grant Bowman
III The Court and Political Reform: Friend or Foe?
145
76
Entrenching the Two-Party System: The Supreme Court's Fusion Decision
149
22
Douglas J. Amy
To Curb Parties or to Court Them? Seeking a Constitutional Framework for Campaign Finance Reform
171
23
David K. Ryden
Plebiscites and Minority Rights: A Contrarian View
194
27
Bradley A. Smith
IV ``Out of the Shadows'': Bush v Gore, the Court, and the Selection of a President
221
60
Bush v. Gore Typifies the Rehnquist Court's Hostility to Voters
226
11
Stephen E. Gottlieb
An Agnostic Assessment of the 2000 Presidential Election
237
11
Mark E. Rush
What Bush v. Gore Does and Does Not Tell Us about the Supreme Court and Electoral Politics
248
15
David K. Ryden
The Imperiousness of Bush v. Gore
263
18
Jeff Polet
V The Court, the Constitution, and Election Law: Merging Practice and Theory
281
42
The Supreme Court Has No Theory of Politics---and Be Thankful for Small Favors
283
21
Daniel H. Lowenstein
The Supreme Court as Architect of Election Law: Summing Up, Looking Ahead
304
19
David K. Ryden
Bibliography
323
20
Table of Cases
343
6
Index
349